Winners Announced

Overall Winner

Benjamin Dawson has won the Creative Commons UK film Remix Competition, Mix&Mash, with his entry 'Britain...'

As the overall winner Benjamin receives the Avid Xpress Pro Software worth £1059.

 His film will also be included in a screening in the near future. The film will featured on Google Video UK and Creative Commons UK.

"I wanted to create something simple, but concise and to the point.  I kept remembering past conversations with older members of the family who loved to reminisce about the good old days.  Then I thought if the people of the past could speak through these films, the films they made when you could leave your front door open without worry, walk down the road without being stabbed; what would they say..." Read the full interview here.

Finalists 

- The three finalists receive a Avid Liquid Software Pack worth £309.
- A screening of the films will be organised in the near future.
- They will also be featured on Creative Commons UK.

Kim Keilhofner is the first of the three finalists in the Remix Competition, with her entry: 'Hail the Faliure of Urban Planning'

"I wanted to create a work that was very clearly constructed, I wanted to create a nice movement that built into intensity into a conclusion. I matched the images and soundtrack to do this."  Read the full interview here.

Stuart Wood is our second finalist. His remix is titled 'Great Britain2'

"I chose to base my film on the them "Britannia Rules" because I feel that England is a great country and although we have made some mistakes there are a lot of good things about it."  Read the full interview here.

Joe Fagan's creation, 'England's Dreaming', has earned him a place as a finalist. 

"The Jerusalem song was perfect and a lot of the images were of the American influence in our society today(all bad) gun culture etc. Are the Americans building there on little Jerusalem on British soil?"  Read the full interview here. 

To have a look at all the entries go to www.mixandmash.cc